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Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. French Ground Strike.

Sorry again, a great result for the French.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. French Ground Strike #2.

The allied ground strikes were embarrassingly effective.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. Baltic. French Subs.

I doubt this makes up for the allies good luck with the ground strikes, but French subs were embarrassingly ineffective in the Baltic.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. ChiComm. China Sea.

Why is there a Japanese invasion force in the China Sea? The Philippines? Given that Japan can't DOW the Soviet Union for a year what else is there for the Japanese to invade? Unless Pat is just transporting these units to reinforce the Japanese in China.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. Nationalist Chinese.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. Poland. USSR.

The Soviets claim both Eastern Poland and the Baltic States. This actions empties the USA Germany/Italy entry pool. That is, two chits were pulled, one for each claim.

By the way, the Polish fighter flew into Eastern Poland and was interned (I hope) when the Soviets claimed Eastern Poland. The Polish bomber didn't have the legs to make it into Eastern Poland. I put in place that I hope inconveniences the Germans if they wish to overrun him. I pretty sure he would be a dead man if he went back to Warsaw. But, maybe this was a boneheaded rebasing decision on my part?

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. France. CW.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #2. USA HQ Reorg.

ND39 - Impulse 3 - Axis
Storms of the century approach and cover Europe and the globe. This puts a stop to many potential actions, but the push in Poland will continue.

Here are the results of two attacks in Poland. Rousing successes, though the luck was not great it was good enough.

Pat

Here is the situation in China at the end of impulse 3 (only movement and debarkation)

And the situation across Germany. Rundstedt did reorganize a number of corp on the Western front in response to the extreme allied bombing.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5. Actions.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5. China.

In the south, Pat was threatening to outflank three or four of my Nationalist Chinese units. I decided to retreat them into to the mountains to prevent them from being flanked even though the moves disorganized them.

Also, Pat disembarked the four Japanese units at sea in the China Sea last impulse in the south (Canton and adjacent). Looks like Pat is going after the Nationalist at least early on.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5. CW. Disembark.

I learned my lesson the hard way once, fortunately in a solo game, not to leave Bombay ungarrisoned. A partisan that pops up there takes a MAJOR campaign to dislodge. So, this impulse I disembarked an infantry division loaded on an SCS and transported from England on my first impulse.

Also, the CW adds a second corps to the defense Gibraltar.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5. CW & France. Disembark.

I disembark's Gort into Calais and a French 3-3 corps in Marseilles.

I let the CW VII Mech and IV Mot corps remain at sea in order to keep my options open on where to disembark them. Pat looks like he's ready to roll into Belgium and/or the Netherlands and Denmark if the weather is right next impulse.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5. French HQ Reorg.

Turn 1. Sep/Oct 1939. Allied #5. Europe.

Well there is a break in the weather (rolled a 3, modified to a 5). Three DOW, Italy on France, Germany on Belgium and Denmark. The US cared about two of them.

Both Belgium and Denmark were aligned to the CW. Setup complete.